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February music picks by Kara Pound

Let’s be honest, winter in St. Augustine has been pretty amazing so far with warm days and plenty to do.

Spring will only add more to our thriving music scene. It’s almost time for the Amphitheatre’s 2013 season to open with Daryl Hall and John Oates (a.k.a. Hall & Oates) on Friday, March 1.

The musical duo achieved their greatest game in the late ‘70s and early to mid-‘80s with tunes like “Rich Girl,” “Kiss on My List,” “Private Eyes” and “Maneater.”

The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall is gangbusters this month with eight shows.

First up (2/1) is former lead singer of Live, Ed Kowalczyk, on his “I Alone” acoustic tour. Live just happened to be my first concert in 1995 at Western Connecticut State University and during my interview with Kowalczyk, I learned he currently lives in my hometown in the same state and drives a minivan (he has three kids with one on the way). Super nice dude!

Anyway, PVCH will feature singer-guitarist Leon Redbone (2/7), blues guitar mastermind Johnny Winter (2/14) and Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell with You Are My Flower performing on Saturday, February 16 to benefit the North Florida School of Special Education.

With new owners – husband and wife Chad Cockayne and Carol Ann Curley – behind the helm, The Original Café 11 adds songwriter David Wilcox (2/10), folkster Peter Mulvey (2/21) and reggae fusion band, The Aggrolites (2/27) to their roster.

And if you’re looking for a unique way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, then head to The Floridian for a late night show with Gainesville-based indie band Holopaw and Telepathic Lines. The show starts at 10:30 p.m. and admission is $8.

What are you most looking forward to for February’s music offerings? Pop me an email and let me know, karaleepound@gmail.com.